Van converter Bilbo’s is mourning the death of its co-founder David Latham, who passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family, aged 76, on 27 December.
David founded the Surrey company in 1977 with his wife, Moira. Under his leadership, the company, which specialises in VW campervan conversions, grew from a small husband and wife venture to a respected brand seen all over the UK and beyond.
Today, Bilbo’s is one of the relatively few campervan converters to have been awarded VW Motorhome Qualified status. Its models, which include the Celex, Nexa, Nexa + and Komba, are some of the most popular on the market.
The company said David’s influence “will continue to be felt across the company and the wider campervan community”.
David’s daughter Elesha Olah said, “Beyond the success of the business, Dad was a committed Christian man with unwavering faith, which shone daily in his life. He will be missed enormously, but leaves a legacy of respect, honesty and ambition that will guide us moving forward.
Bilbo’s will now be run by Elesha with Chris Batty, and both stress that it will be business as usual.
Elesha said: “Bilbo’s will continue to develop and build its range of award-winning campervans in the knowledge that David would want nothing more than for the family to continue in his footsteps.”
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